China to sign forced labour treaties as Xinjiang scrutiny grows

Members of a delegation of UN envoys get manicures at a vocational school in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 30, 2019. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China is set to ratify two international treaties on forced labor amid criticism over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority, which has hindered trade ties with the US and Europe.

The nation’s top legislature is expected to ratify the Forced Labour Convention and Abolition of Forced Labour Convention on Wednesday (April 20), according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The conventions were respectively adopted in 1930 and 1957 by members of the International Labour Organization.